Have you ever though about a goal, about being a high level black belt, or spoke a truth and…had to hide the visceral effect…the feeling that you were lying to yourself or others. This feeling holds the key to something deep within us that must be uncovered if we’re to break free of the limitations

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e143 – KUDEN! – The Paradox of Success & Mastery!

Based on a few questions from one of my distance training students, as well as common mistakes I’m seeing in training… During tonight’s class we’ll be looking at a few techniques and a drill from the Mod 3 “fire” realm, to get a better understanding and “feel” with the principles and concepts being conveyed at

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01-17-2023 Module 3 Direct Committed Action

We’ll be looking at learning how to use the Ninja’s metsubushi (‘sight removing techniques’) to give yourself a greater advantage, as we discussed during this past Warrior’s Whiteboard Wednesday.   If you didn’t catch it, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/f_pZTijrF8Q

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01-13-2023 ‘Metsubushi’ Sight-Removing Techiniques

When we think about the art of the Ninja, we may think of the metsubushi blinding techniques, using the blinding powder from the Ninja’s arsenal. But, as with all things Ninjutsu, nothing is ever what it seems, and there is MUCH more hidden below the surface of what seems obvious. In this lesson, we’ll be

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Ninja Metsubushi ‘Blinding’ Techniques

During tonight’s class we’ll be looking at a few “basic” techniques, and what they would / could / should look like from higher rank/development levels.

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01-10-2023 ‘Basic’ Techniques at High Rank & Development Levels

Do you ever ask yourself, “Why do I think this way?” Not just, why do you DO certain things, but why do you think – why do you believe what you do. During this episode of KUDEN! Radio, we’ll be examining some lessons I was given from teachers who wanted me to not just think

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e142 – KUDEN! = As A Warrior Thinketh!

During tonight’s class we’ll be looking at several aspects of speed and moving faster that I covered during the past two weeks of Warrior’s Whiteboard Wednesday.

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01-06-2023 Aspects of Speed and Moving Faster

This 2nd part of our Ninjutsu self-defense series focuses on how to move faster against an opponent’s attacks but, where part 1 focused on internal factors (brain wiring and the effects of emotional states on the spine), this session focuses on external dynamics on the body to “make” our bodies move faster to avoid, evade,

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Faster Self-Defense Response with Ninpo-Taijutsu (Pt. 2)

During this class we looked at several aspects of timing, focusing on the concept of “trapping strikes” that begin in Module 4, as well-as that of “riding” off strikes to trap your assailant for your own counterattack. Download Here

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01-03-2023 Trapping Strikes